# NTSB CHI69D0644: Piper PA-18, N3294Z, Henderson, KY, April 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1969
- Place: Henderson, KY · HENDERSON, KY
- Location: 37.8376° N, 87.5797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8376&lon=-87.5797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0644
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0644

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1355  69/4/16    HENDERSON,KY        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 579
        TIME - 1800                    N3294Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- PIC WAS CHECKING OUT OTHER PLT,A COML PLT,IN CONVENTIONAL GR ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3294Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Henderson

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.